Get information about a specific WhatsApp contact.
AI agents call whatsapp_get_contact to retrieve information from WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves contact information from WhatsApp without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. It is a straightforward read operation that queries contact data. The severity is low because accessing contact information poses minimal risk; it does not enable financial transactions, destructive actions, or execution of arbitrary code.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'whatsapp_get_contact' and description 'Get information about a specific WhatsApp contact' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get information about a specific WhatsApp contact. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for whatsapp_get_contact: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server. Nothing to install.
whatsapp_get_contact is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the whatsapp_get_contact rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for whatsapp_get_contact. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
whatsapp_get_contact is provided by the WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP server (wsapi-chat/wsapi-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
whatsapp_get_contact is one line of WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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